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don't get plasma! get dynaline its significantly stronger which can mean that you can drop down a diameter meaning either longer pulls or more room on the spool & marginally more pull power (you loose less pull power with layers with synthetic as they 'bury' themselves when under high load) if you have the budget go for dynaline max, 11mm plasma is WEAKER than 9mm dynaline max!!! plasma is the biggest con going imo! great marketing **** product! check out their web site, not 1 mention of its strength! guess why that is? they even go on to tell you that their re-crystallization test makes the fibers stronger than other dyneema as etc etc but why is it then you product is so weak?? BUY BRITISH BUY MARLOW!! i've been off roading all my life and have been using dyneema based cordage rigging everything from high lines to wind turbines when used correctly it out lives steel and in many cases is more abrasion resistant (i know seems wrong) 12mm dynaline or 11mm max would do you perfect and you'd never have to worry about the crossing again, the price however is allot more than steel but i'd recomend it all the same just don't buy plasma!! you'd have to go to like 14-15mm for the same strength!

ha ha no it involved you shooting across a room moreover learning how easy the crossover can become when noddy has shown you the way (if my memory serves me)

i've been on nods, did you know you featured in the course!? at least an anecdote about you. He really is a great guy & a great teacher i think allot of people in the industry have received valuable guidance advice & tips from him not just on splicing but the whole operation/ career/ ethos. i don't know what course ripe did but he deffo wasn't on mine, when i went on nods i'd been splicing DB & HB for ages but had only had a couple of goes at 16 strand as i don't really use the stuff the methods he taught us & tips he gave "good house keeping as he described it were invaluable! not only did they make my 16 strand splices, easier, quicker & better it helped my DB efficiency no end! i did my first few triple braids last year, never again! ok maybe when i'm feeling like some punishment

get on nods course don't even dream of trying to find someone closer, nods course is ace! even guys who've been splicing successfully for years tend to take something from that course! its not that far to drive anyways.

that's god to know, thanks! perhaps it was honeys that said it

its an examination, not an inspection ;-p on an Austria they are slid between the back padding & the structural webbing, Judge: who stocks the replacement bridges in the UK i thought FR Jones told me they weren't replaceable? If the tags become ripped off or un-readable it doesn't necessarily mean they cant be 'thoroughly examined' under loler.

can i buy a CE stamp? they sound very useful!!! pmsl

which Samson splicing kit are you on about? all the ones i can see on their website are all but useless for splicing arb ppe ropes, perhaps you'd be best off finding a mentor or, better still, booking yourself on to a splicing course? give nod a ring at treeworker he is a top bloke and will tell you all you need to know, he's one of the few people in this industry you can take his word as pretty much gospel, if he doesn't know he'll say so, not bull sh** you like too many people in this trade. alternatively if your traveling down Bristol way give me a PM and you can come have a go with me, i've got some spare wire fids etc for you to borrow

real sorry to hear it man, hope she gets back safe and sound, she's a real beauty

a robbery that size may well have gone in one go to the former Yugoslavia TBH they're not so bothered about serial numbers over there, allot of plant & agricultural stuff ends up that way.

A1 that man!! DO put it on a cycle 1st, some detergents have NASTY chemicals in them! you can use plain soap suds or nickwax tech wash to help clean them though

for climbing gear it's 6 months from first use or 12 months from purchase, which ever comes sooner, that is providing it is supplied with the relevant certifacete's of conformity but that's a joke lol, if it's not supplied with a copy of the relevant conformities then it technically needs examining before first use, that's another minefield though, are the bsen's relevant to arb climbing techniques? uh-oh an of worms!! leg it! (oh and 12 months from purchase for rigging gear) PS examining your own gear (own personal or if you are the owner of the firm) IS illegal, that is law, no question about it, having one of your staff examine everyone else's gear is a grey area and your quite right it would be for a judge to decide whether they were in fear or favor, as Dave said judges aren't as stupid as some people think, and as many cases have shown in the past judges will often come down on the side of the employees and not the employer, I wouldn't dream of risking it, you'd be made to look pretty small VERY quickly in court.Lets not forget that if a member of staff has been injured his/her loyalties may have gone strait out the window, they may be entitled to reasonable sums of money, i darn't say they may be tempted to bend the truth! were the judge to rule against their employer, they may have got someone to represent them on a no-win no fee basis, on commission even. "well your honor he didn't seem very happy when i failed such & such and with immediate effect it appeared to me i was always being sent on the nasty jobs, made to work later, etc etc, then 6 months later he said be sure you don't fail anything un-necessarily, i took this to mean that if i did my future employment may be at risk: sob sob sob" Boom! In almost ANY other industry this discussion would not have continued, such an argument would be considered grossly un-professional, arbs always complain they can't charge enough money, people view us as un-professional / glorified gardeners with ladders, this is why our industry is stuck in the doldrums, marketing guru after marketing guru that looks at our industry says it, when will we listen? it doesn't really bother me, things are as they are but it does seem contradictory when the same people that hold the above gripes say ahhh but it's never been tested in court

reasonable measures, when we get a cold we seek a qualified doctor not a qualified vet, other than a qualification (specific to performing a thorough examination of arboricultural equipment) how would you ensue someone has the PTKE Dave?

practical & theoretical knowledge & experience x

The person that requests the thorough examination is the one responsible for ensuring the examiner has the practical & theoretical knowledge & experience and is without fear or favour, this person MUST be named on the 'record' so it is they who must prove that they went to reasonable ends to ensure the 'compitent person' had the PTKE AND was independant, In arb this MEANS as a minimum they must hold the NPTC for thorough examination of arboricultural equipment. If you want to be extra compliant then it might be advisable to e-mail or right to the examiner to confirm that they have the PTKE to inspect........and list any of your equipment that goes beyond the standard Ddrt hitches and basic rigging gear eg lockjacks, uni's, grcs's, wrenches, unusual main lines, unusual friction cord, non-manufac splices cinches etc etc. the nptc only teaches the basics, the ownas is on the examiner to ensure he/she ensures they have the PTKE to examine the equipment presented for examination, they may have to defer decisions or 'fail by default' if items of equipment presented for examination is outside the knowledge base they posses. You cannot Loler your own gear! you can examine your colleagues etc but not your own, if you are a the owner of the firm you CANNOT loler your firms equipment if you think you can stand up in court & argue that you are impartial then good flipping luck lol! also being provided with any accreditation other than the nptc should not be considered a reasonable measure, this includes the lyon course etc these courses do not cover arboricultural equipment!